The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 21, 1918, Image 43

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Newspaper Page Text't1 r ' ' r THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL 'PORTLAND,-: SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 21. 1918. ' V:- - :- . ;-,r Vy TRAFFIC RELIEF IS ESSENTIAL IH THE DOWN TOWN AREA Varie of Angles Arise to Com plicate Problem and Necessi tate Its Solution. INTERESTS ARE CONFLICTING Drivers, Pedestrians, Merchants and Landlords All Have Differ ent .Viewpoints. ; One way traffic on all street between Front and Tenth and Burnside and Mad- 1 laon la now OronoMwl In nrHr tt rlliiu y traffic congestion. The plan propones the rerouting of street cars and the enlarge ment 01 ins restricted parking district for automobiles and motor truck. Where parking Is to be permitted vehicles are to bo left parallel with the curb with four A , . ivr ui open space oetween eacn vehicle. For the purpose of drawing up an amendment to tlut tnff)A'nntlnaMM In. corporatlng the proposed changes City Aiwrnnf nocn nas oeen instructed to conduct hearings to get the views of . an Interested 1 in - traffic conditions.- -mess neartngs will be based on the fol lowing tentative plan: 1. Traffic on Front street will be north bound, . " Numbering west from Front street. bound and the toven numbered streets will be north bound. : S. - With Madison street as No. 1 and numoermr north, the odd numbers will . be east bound and the even numbers will u -wci ununu. .... . . . : fltaa4a fr am a mm "1 11 I eiline all frnm feTaAlann n T3.ir.ml A. mw.JI from the river through the congested dls- Roste Sad T.nnna TrntArA Trxvp No. 1 Cars crossing Hawthorne bridge, west on Madison to Second ; thence north on S-cond to Alder ; thence east on Alder to First: thence south on j-irar io mnatimni inence east on Maal soir to th bridge. This-loop wilt carry the Hawthorne, Woodstock, Sellwond, Mount Bcott and Richmond cars. The Es tncada. Mount Hood or Bull Run. Orearon City and other broad-gauge interurban . rit win iravei over xnis same loop with the aYPaintlnn ) will 1 s i, - . '- iwjj irum Second to First over Stark street In stead of Alder. Loop No. t From the Morrison street iiKn ,ain win irawi wimi o i mrn street, thence south to Yamhill, thence east to Front, thence north to Morrison and unon the bridge. This loop will carry the Mount Tabor. Sunnyslde, Monta villa and Brooklyn cars. v tiooo No. S From the O-TV. R. N brida-e south on Third street to Alder, thence east to Second, thence north to Flanders, ttier.ee west to Thlrd.'thenc- to J bridge. ThU loon will carrv lie Wil liams avenue, Alb-rta and Woodlswn oaras,; North and South Portland cars, runnln now on Thirds will proceed south on Third to Qr.an. thence east to Second, thence north to Flanders, thence west to Third, thence east to Olisaru , 1. f-f00 No. 4-r-From the B-oadway bHdge south on B-oadw8V to Washing ton, then east to Fifth, thence' north' to , Ollaan. thence scro-- the,brldre. This loon win Carry the St Johns car. The X."snLv"r r"? t'." tiim " loop to Flfh and Waahlnrton. thence east to Seond.'thence north to the brldre. I Txid No. S From the Broadway! Krtdse. aotith on Broadway to .Teffaraon. thence east to Fifth, thence north to i.-j-n. thence, to either brdre dealraMe. This loon will carrv the Broadway Trv cara0"' Kenton and Mlsslslsp'pl avenue ;Tr.?prJ ".f. OTV W-.h!nrton to Frth. thence to Oi'ann. thenre to 212? t"Z . fJ7n1T fil Morrison, thence wt to their destination. - Slvteenth stre-t cp- to "it on Ws"nlprton to Broadws-f. thenre south to- TffrBon. thence to 8-th. thenr- to Phermsn. thence to Fifth, thenc- to Mor rUon thence to Thirteenth, thence to aahlnton. tbence to Slvtenth and out fltWnth to thstr destination. ' """v-'utt etreet rara to run eat WHERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION. IS SERIOUS ' won . wmw-w. - . f";i, r -J -8 f .tt i v,;r- - - 4 111- rltr L ' fe - , , pjjjsu M -? lp) SI : , : Trarrre tangle on Park street near Oak, typical of downtown conditions today. rison,1thenoe west to destination. Mount Talor, Sunn ye Id and Hall trAAt lineal n SM ... ellA... . g.l ct w una i-o ivhuwb . wun IBUII Thirteenth, north to Washington, east to oim wuui 10 murrison. ine xnir- tenth Street tllW Una n ha lllmln.taj Rnu lw-13...,.. - vti'vcnuiiini;i;arD IU run W9BI on Burnaide to either Third or Broadway, uioiivs strain 10 waaningion, inence east tO Flrflt or RaMnil .anA w-,V. - . v v.mPI.. IJVI bU IV UU1II sine, tnence to the bridge. TO relieve h traMlc aown 10 wn streets tne traffic committee of - the nubile aaf etv cnminlRNlnn mafa the following recommendations to the mayor as rar bacK as February last "Vehicles shall be parked parallel to CUrb. With the ficKt front vhul n ' - -... . vta aawi more than two feet from the curb, and at a aistance of not less than four feet from another narked vehlrla All a- -r v V)A4lia Should load and unload narallal tn hA curb except when a windlass is neces sary. Trunk street aurh a a ctov Oak and Yamhill and Sixth ' atret should bo kept open for quick moving traffic : that traffic be enroiirnirsW tr. use these trunk ntnwt km mm,r.t u.. street car traffic wherever possible. xnai irarric oilicers be stationed at Broad wav and Rliaan nman,s - , O.UU Union avenue durlne- the hnnr. or h.om, traffic, ' w "That Stalra ahnnlif Ka . ,. , i.uxvu. 1,110 West end' of the Brondwav -a nnmn , . J wwil -rW the Union depot with passage way from mo aepoi in order to sareguard passen gers desiring to go to the center of the CttV and thua remove a .nnaan In crossing the viaduct to opposite side. "Headlight ordinance should be rigidly enforced. The spot light privilege has been abused. Soot llrht ahnoiri nn v,-. used excent to nick itn i.M. a..- - w vuvvo. nuiV. tnoblles' should have the required lights front and back and horse drawn vehi cles and all other vehicles while usinsr the streets at night should have one white light to the front and a red light to the rear. License tags must be il luminated. "Children should be prohibited from playing in the streets. Conditions have so changed as to sugge rapid transit In lieu of the, slow going Brawn vehicles. "Pedestrians should comply with the traffic regulations governing them for their own safety. ''Rules of the road should be rigidly en forced . especially as to right of way at an intersection, cutting corner, signalling to make a turn andspeeding." " aqpiuoii- to tne above recommenda- tions H. P. Coffin, chairman of the pub lic safety commission suggests an en largement of the district In which no parking Is allowed and one way traffic only on- Alder and stark streets. On Morrison and Washington he would per- im. irainc ooin ways but prohibit any parklnr between Tenth atreet and the river. He would also prohibit parking on the narrow nark streets between Yamhill and Oak as is now permitted. 4 To Increase parking facilities, as a compensation for enlarging the prohib ited district. Mr. Coffin advocates the conversion of the park blocks below rme street into parKing grounds. "The city should take these nark blocks and make a parking ground out of tlTem. A large number of automo- uuea couia urns oe accommodateed. To protect the machines from weathor tha blocks could be roofed over and guards couia be employed to assign places and take cars to and from business places at the call of the owners," Besides this arrangement Chairman Coffin also suggests that a number of vacant houses in the business district should be converted into garages and following the practice In larger eastern cities even roofs could be utilized by the installation of elevators. . - One of the chief factors leading to traffic congestion in narrow streets is that vehicles back ud to curba and load and unload. To overcome thia the nnK. 11c safety commission reeommendn h. all loading anL unloading should be done from the side of the vehicle Instead of the end ranging the vehicle with the curb. This regulation is , enforced in many cities in the con .rented ditrw an here the streets are narrow. Park ing automobiles and auto truok nan i. iel with the curb ' manifestly requires extra space between can in AFAi that drivers may get back into the street witnoui running into cars . immediately In front or behind them. Nntiihii..j. lng this disadvantage this system seems . ue me oniy one possible for narrow streets. In Philadelphia, where no parking is aiioweo within, a radius of two miles irom tne city nail, merchants have opened garages to accommodate their customers. In the restricted district passenger vehicles are allowed to stop at the curb only to take on or let off passengers. At WanamaUer'a - ample, the cars of customers are sent to me stores own garage. The customer NEW PAYROOM AT DETROIT TREASURY Cadillac Eight Brings City Em ployes' Salaries to Place of Employment. I T aia a- a. Jl V.I - M Hundred of Federl are in service at the very outposts of industry. It is here, perhaps, that they perform their most spectacular work, defying every hardship -surmounting every obstacle, that primitive conditions can impose. s At the mines in the lumber camps " on the broad prairie wheat fields you will find them, helping to release the riches "of the soiK ' j In thus facilitating the development of the country the prosperity and happi- ness of its people, efficient haulage has given Federals a well earned place as one of the nation's institution. : William L, Houghson Co. Broadway and Davis Portland, Oregon Wstrflrotoca for Federal Motor Truck C itotroit I: it .-r:-.-.-.-. il. .. -j- i....b "n'.'.-fc 1 C A Capacity ' for Every : Reqaire " meat :. Instead of having thousands of city workmen come periodically to the city treasurer's office to draw their wages, Detroit authorities pay off the men where they work, and have just put into service a new Cadillac pay car. In the construction of the special body, which is mounted on a standard Cadillac Kight chassis, care has been exerted to provide the maximum of pro tection f or thef pay funds and of con venience for the men Inside the car. Both the na.vmaatera and th. ilrlw. compartments are completely inclosed. me car presenting a very smooth ex terior." Between the front seats a passage way through a heavily barred door, with a substantial lock, leads into the ruvii.. comuartment. Hero ih o v a., v awijl modations for three men. One of these 18 special Pullman seat, which faces the desk at the rear rt th fa- o MIU enables the Davmaater to innir thmua-h the pay window a the back. Two other 'or "e paymaster's assistants fold US aeainst the barka nf tha j - v w au, wa.su seats, which also form the lower part of the partition between the two cora- vvnenta. The Day desk at th paa r , Is provided with a set of locked drawers on one siae witn a safe, made of three eighths inch steel plate, with a special lock, on the other. The Interior of the car is mahogany finished, with two dome lamps directly over the paymas ter s desk. All the windows are heavily barred, and the rear one. through which the paying is done, can be securely fastened from within by means of spe cial screw clamps. Tourists May Enter Canadian Territory Astelsti TTDI H? 5 TroabU la Ost tisg Tkrosgh to BriUsk Colombia Mist' Prove They Are Asterieaat. 3. R. Davison, publicity commis sioner of Vancouver. B. Ci. officUlly writes The Journal stating that there is absolutely no foundation for the re port that any limitation or bar exists which would make tourists travel from the States ( to Canada difficult. He states that motorists or others Intend ing to visit British Columbia wfll have absolutely no difficulty at the boun dary. All that is necessary fo them to have is papers - showing them to be American citlsens. At the boundary l-'ne persons holding these papers are given Identification cards which - en able them to travel freely in Canada without any Interference on the part of Canadian officials. The statement of Mr. Davidson made because of erroneous repor. which have been circulated, to the ef fect that under the now Canadian reg istration law tourists must register at the postoffice before they could secure accommodation at hotels, etc., that , a formal passport was absolutely nece. ary to cross the line and that persons entering Canada might not be allowed to return home. Mr. Davison states on the authority or W. D. Scott dominion superinten dent of immigration, and Senator Old doon Robertson, a member of the do minion cabinet, that these reports are absolutely without foundation. The Canadian registration act applies only to people residing In Canada and does not in any way affect residents of the States visiting British Columbia. There is nothing whatever in the act that would impose any restrictions on resi dents of the States entering into, trav eling through or leaving Canada. Relieves Freight An outlet for freight congestion be tween Memphis, Tenn., and Victoria, 1 For Repair Shops, Too!! DOCTOR SPARK specializes exclusively on mag netos, generators, starters and batteries. The wise repair" man .will do it anyway, but . if he fails to realize its importance, you should specify that your spark troubles be treated by A SPARK SPECIALIST Phonfe or call on him at GIBSON ELECTRIC GARAGE & STORAGE BATTERY CO. 12th and Alder, Portland MUhm, has been supplied by the Mem phis . Motor Transportation company, whoso trucks are conveying freight to and from these points. Thia transpor tation company sends trudks dally to and from Memphis and Victoria. Football Team Enlists St Loujs. July JO. (L N. & Thir teen . Illinois miners, and all British subjects, enlisted in a body at the local British-Canadian recruiting mis sion headquarters. - They comprise the membership of the British-American football cjub of Sprlnrfield. 111. Thief -Take Decoy Durks Oakland. CaU July J0.1-U. N. S. . Meat Is getting so scarce and- high that thieves. are stealing decoy ducks,' Jacob Pantoeky reported to the polloo that someone stole 5 decoy ducVs from the Free, market Pantoeky thinks that" the thieves will try the Herman scheme of making duck soup out of the saw dust with which the ducks 'are filled. 1 The F J M Body is All Aluminum MB A long, low body, beautifully beveled and fashioned entirely from aluminum gives' the Jordan Sport Marine its final perfection. The aluminum is entirely free from rumbles, ripples and rust. It takes that beautiful velvety finish. Custom made and straight as an arrow. Doors are square. And the whole car is fifty pounds lighter, A snappy sport windshield, smartly tailored top, five wire wheels with Silvertown cord tires make the rakish effect of the Sport Marine complete. You have your choice of two distinctivecolors Briarcliflfgreen and Liberty blue both good. Equipment includes Macbeth green visor lenses, traffic bumper, motometer, rim wind sport clock, tonneau light, curtains that open with the doors, special speed gear ratio, 75-mile speedometer. 3RDAN Sport Marine ' MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO. Distributor for the Northwest BROADWAY AT OAK JO ED AW MOTOR CAR COMPACT, CLEVELAND, OHIO drives up In front of the store, receives & nnmKftr any V 3j . unves 10 tne garage When wanted, the car is caii-d hv trie signal. It is driven up to the front " "wre. ine customer gets in and wy. mis method makes Phila deiphU unique among, cities. Oas Way Traffic Sngvested ' Jny Cit,e" hav "aoP1"! the one way Hieuioa in certain congested die tricts and It works VA1-V IO t iof antna.1 la. ost of th congeation in narrow streets is due to the passing streams of traffic v., I ia opposite directions. iiioro are iour nrinrfnoi . a.-.a. . m street congestion. One is poor navement. too narrow thoroughfares and street ob structions, a second is the failure to make equal use of Darallel thnm.i.. fares, v A third is confusing legislation rcqueni cnanges of traffic ordi- iiKiiues. .-, A rourtn ranu la . ., "'"iiuiie icuiauon. vnue citv orntai - ' cnnjr SlOW tO act. it must h nnnat.J .V. i- control of traffic on the streets is a dif- ncuii promem and full of divergent in terests. The Droblem ha. - -- w w diuu not only from the ntjinHrwint j-i.. - - w wa. VU-J Ul IV cl8ea of vehicles, but -from ' IK 11 IB OI DTODertV AWnara oa doing business alnn tk. rr v. i . . : " ""ki 4sea uuierent uiings and their desires miicu ine artver of a vehicle de- sires a smooth iinint-i.ii u(i.w yu sage along the street, with the right to streets and freedom to stand at any wnoro iv Dest suits his conven ience and to load and unload passengers or merchandise in an v manna.. .. may be convenient. - - Iaterestt CoBfUet - '' . The Pedestrian riMi. m the street-In the miiia vi.. . uv v,va,. V at an angle in such a manner as to avs ...IU lu ana aistance In reaching his destination without being endangered by miu remcies. The merchant desires that free access be had to his property or olac nf Kn.in... . , -u v. - - w ail uuun of the night or day. This access Is de sired to be available without delay from any outside source, so thst patrons may not be hindered and that no time, be lost by delivery wagons. In. designing a traffic control all these interests must be taken into consideration. The prtnclnal - -a. "'.wmo, e.i uuq way trafrto reffulstinn MMa. chants and nmnnrtv . -- vwiron nu is omiea on the conviction that it leads to depreci ation Of DrODertv nn tk. . i , - aim .o loss of patronage. r Road x Ord-p. for Army Truck As a result of the complaint of auto imobilo clubs In Ohio and Pennsylvania that the trains of army trucks being driven to the seaboard were not Extend ing the courtesies of the road to other vehicles, the , quartermaster general has Issued an order that drivers of army trucks must keep as close as safety will permit to the right . hand" edge of the road. The former practice of keeping lt.2!!l.rOWB ?vf tt?ro worked much hardship to other traffic, especially on pavements of limited width; and caused much needless congestion, v ? ' . 'Il K 1 1 I I w u Iff " 111 " -'-SB-J-l-S-Sata - "' r- - - - MWTM"Mwir " ' i.i ' .y I ,he Yaeks Aire Cihi 66 Follow the Flag to France WETInl To) mm JJo Heilig Theatre 7 Days, Starting Monday Eve., July 22 Twice DaOy 2:15, 8:45 &4 Your Duty to Go! a. Distributor: Elgin Six t Empire Four and Sixes Menominee Trucks Washington and Burnside at Sixteenth Street 'V.